MLB star Wander Franco was granted a supervised release this week following a gun arrest while he awaits a sexual abuse trial. On Wednesday, Franco, a shortstop for the Tampa Bay Rays, was granted the supervised release after his arrest on charges of illegally carrying a firearm in his vehicle during a parking lot altercation in the Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic prosecutors say Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was charged with illegally carrying a gun in his vehicle during the altercation in a parking lot that led to his arrest over the weekend.

Rays shortstop Wander Franco will have to check in monthly with Dominican Republic court officials while awaiting a hearing as the result of his latest legal issue, a judge ruled Wednesday. Franco, 23,